Black-necked spitting cobra

GPTKB entity

Statements (68)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:snake
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:Detective
gptkbp:aroma keen sense of smell
gptkbp:behavior spitting venom
gptkbp:breeding_season gptkb:hot_spring
gptkbp:climate warm climates
tolerates dry conditions
gptkbp:clutch_size 60 to 70 days
10 to 20 eggs
gptkbp:color black and yellow
dark with lighter bands
black neck
gptkbp:common_name gptkb:Black-necked_spitting_cobra
gptkbp:conservation_efforts habitat protection
gptkbp:conservation_status gptkb:Least_Concern
gptkbp:cultural_significance featured in folklore
gptkbp:defense raises head and spreads hood
gptkbp:diet small mammals
gptkbp:distance up to 3 meters
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:sub-Saharan_Africa
gptkbp:ecological_role gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:established gptkb:theorem
gptkbp:family gptkb:Elapidae
gptkbp:famous_person none known
gptkbp:first_described_by by John Edward Gray
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Naja
gptkbp:growth_habit nocturnal
gptkbp:habitat savannas
grasslands and scrublands
practiced in zoos
gptkbp:has_skin smooth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Black-necked spitting cobra
gptkbp:hunting_technique ambush predator
gptkbp:interacts_with often feared
can be dangerous
gptkbp:launch_date about 30 cm
gptkbp:length up to 2 meters
gptkbp:lifespan up to 20 years in captivity
gptkbp:local_names gptkb:Naja_nigricollis
gptkbp:mouth muscular contraction
gptkbp:native_to gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:nesting no parental care
gptkbp:predators birds of prey
gptkbp:public_perception often misunderstood
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:Egyptian_cobra
gptkb:Black_mamba
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:research_interest venom properties
gptkbp:social_structure solitary
gptkbp:sound poor hearing
gptkbp:species gptkb:Naja_nigricollis
gptkbp:subspecies none known
gptkbp:symbiotic_relationships none known
gptkbp:symptoms respiratory failure
pain and swelling
can be fatal without treatment
gptkbp:tactics hissing and hooding
gptkbp:tail_type yellowish
gptkbp:threats habitat loss
gptkbp:type_of polyvalent antivenom
gptkbp:venomous gptkb:theorem
neurotoxic
through fangs
gptkbp:vision good eyesight
gptkbp:wildlife common in reptile houses
gptkbp:year 1842
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Spitting_Cobra
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4